บททั้งหมดของ How To Tame The Savage Alpha: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

A few days earlier… I was numb to some levels of pain. That's what happens when you spend your whole life being tortured—you learn pain. But she wasn’t numb like I was. A part of me was glad she wasn’t here. Glad I don’t get to watch her in pain—pain that I'd caused. I could have rejected her and let her go, but unlike it was with Victoria, the mere thought of her being with another man only filled me with burning jealousy. I couldn’t love her and yet, I couldn’t let her go. What did that make me? I shut the file I’d been working on and rose to my feet. The opium wasn’t enough this time, in fact, these days, it was barely ever enough. I walked to the bathroom, turned on the shower and set it to hot, before stepping in. I should be punished for the pain I’d forced her to endure. I deserved to be punished. I reached for the silver dagger I’d placed in a folded towel. Twirling it in my grip, I decided the punishment I deserved. Then I brought the dagger to my chest.

If I was going to this ‘meet-up’, then I was doing it on my own terms. The black dress I had on was ridiculously short, barely mid-thigh, I was sure if I bent low enough, I’d be flashing my ass to the whole room. The upper part was completely see through, leaving my black bra on full display. I did my hair up in a pony tail, applied some cherry red lip stick, and finished with a bit of eyeshadow. How is this for modest Asher Knox? Right on cue, there was a knock on the door and I grabbed my purse before heading out. Asher’s eyes widened in surprise the moment he spotted me, his gaze trailed up the length of my legs, to my exposed cleavages and then to my lips. “Do I look as sexy as your little mistress, Asher?” I questioned, with a grin playing on my lips. “You’re not wearing that,” he hissed, dragging me right back into my chambers. “It’s either I go with this, or I don’t go at all, make your choice.” “You keep deluding yourself into believing you have options.”

“Take your shirt off.” Oh hell, no. It was uncomfortable enough that we were both in my bathroom. “I think I can clean up the bruises myself.” “I’ve seen you naked before, Kate. Don’t be difficult.” Swallowing, I took off the grey shirt which was stained with blood and tossed it to the floor. Asher’s gaze darkened as the sight of the bruises. “I asked for it—and as you said, she went soft, it could have been worse.” “She should have never allowed it.” “She was training me on how to face a potential enemy!” “You weren’t ready for combat yet,” “You just told me minutes ago that I could take down an average soldier.” “That still doesn’t mean you’re ready. Now sit.” I took a seat on the wooden stool. “It’ll hurt a bit,” he said, and before I had the chance to take that in, he cracked my arm back to place. I sucked in a sharp breath at the pain that followed, but it was over just as quickly as it began. He took down the aid box and pulled it open, before taking out some wipes

I stood by the door to my room–frozen. Someone had been in here. Someone had been in my room and the only proof of that was the brown, one-eyed teddy bear sitting on my bed. After the confrontation with Finn, I’d return to my chambers to find… this. What was even more offputting about it all was that I’d once had a teddy bear identical to this one. I’d received that teddy bear on my sixth year birthday, but after a few months, one of the eyes fell out. After that my mother took it away, deciding it was time to get me a new toy. I never saw it again– well, until now. I finally walked into my room. I checked on the balcony door, only to find it shut—exactly how I'd left it. That could only mean one thing. Whoever had placed this in here had walked in through the front door, and that made literally no sense. I took a deep breath to calm my racing heart. Then with shaky hands, I picked up the stuffed animal, and only then did I notice the slight difference from this one and the on

My eyes were red and swollen, my bushy brown hair looked messier than ever—but it was all part of the act, it was all part of the plan to drug Liam. I sat on the couch, hands curled around my leg, supporting my knee. I was supposed to look vulnerable and I could only hope I was playing my part well. There was a knock on the door. I knew it was Liam, but I didn't bother going for the door. After knocking twice, he pulled the door open and let himself in. And then his gaze landed on me and the smirk on his face disappeared. He looked genuinely worried and I couldn’t help but feel a slight pang of guilt in my chest at what I was about to do. But I had to do this, I reminded myself. “Kate, what’s wrong—are you alright?” I let out a sob, surprised at how good I was at this. “No. I’m not alright,” I cried. “What happened?” “It’s… Asher,” I said, my gaze meeting him, “Look, I know you’re the beta, but for now, can I trust you to just be my friend?” He took a seat on the couch oppos